1,5-Cyclooctadiene(hydroquinone)rhodium(I) tetrafluoroborate

Technical Notes:
1. A phosphorous free pre catalyst for the efficient 1 ,4 conjugate addition of arylboronic acids to enones.
2.A pre catalyst for addition of arylboronic acids to ary! aldehydes.
3.With aluminum isopropoxide forms a self-supported heterog eneous catalyst for the stereoselective polymerization of phenylacetylene to cis-poly(phenylacetylene). (Ref. 3
References:
1.Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3548.
2.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 12238.
3.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 8740.